The 4-Skins are a working class Oi! punk rock band from the East End of London, England. They formed in 1979 and disbanded in 1984, although a new line-up has formed in 2007. Prior to the release of the band's debut single, "One Law For Them", The 4-Skins contributed songs to the first three Oi! compilation albums, alongside bands such as Cockney Rejects, Cock Sparrer, The Business and Angelic Upstarts.http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/1196/ Other well-known songs include: "Sorry", "Evil", "Chaos", "Plastic Gangsters" and "A.C.A.B." (All Coppers Are Bastards). Many of their songs dealt with violent topics, but the band has claimed they were discussing the realities of inner city life, not promoting violence.http://the4skins.tripod.com/id4.html Other 4-Skins song topics include police harassment, political corruption, war and unemployment. Most of the original four band members were or had been skinheads, thus t

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z # TAGS